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<font size=3>FYI: Andy Russell interviewed Bachman in 2011.
The interview<br>
<a href="http://computer.org/comphistory/pubs/2012-03-russell.pdf" eudora="autourl">
http://computer.org/comphistory/pubs/2012-03-russell.pdf</a><br>
is posted on the Computer Society History Committee's website<br>
<a href="http://computer.org/comphistory/" eudora="autourl">
http://computer.org/comphistory/</a><br><br>
At 10:37 PM 11/20/2014, Andrew Russell wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hello everyone - <br><br>
I’m passing on this message, via Paul Ceruzzi, celebrating Charlie
Bachman’s visit to the White House today.<br><br>
Andy<br><br>
<br>
<b>From:</b> John Fitzsimmons <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 20, 2014 2:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> John Fitzsimmons<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Charlie Bachman Receives National Medal of Honor from
President Obama at White House Ceremony<br>
<br>
Good afternoon,<br>
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On behalf of Charlie Bachman and the Bachman family, I am honored to let
you know that Charlie today received a National Medal of Honor from
President Obama at a White House ceremony. We are reaching out to
you as friends, former business colleagues and school alumni to express
the appreciation and gratitude that Charlie has for everyone who helped
him make the contributions he’s being honored for today. As his dear
friends and colleagues, he wants you to know that he could not have
succeeded without your help and faith, both of which have afforded the
opportunities that led him to today’s recognition.<br>
<br>
Charlie was awarded the “National Medal of Technology and Innovation for
<i>fundamental inventions in database management, transaction processing,
and software engineering.”<br>
</i> <br>
As you may imagine, it is an exciting time for Charlie and the entire
Bachman family. Today they are at the White House and a celebration
afterward. Charlie’s children Chandini and Jon are responding to
media requests at
<a href="mailto:media@bachman.com">media@bachman.com</a>. That is
also the best address to offer Charlie well wishes. He will turn 90
on December 11<sup>th</sup>.<br>
<br>
For more information about the award and event, please reference the
information and pictures below. Should you wish to include any of the
information and photos in association newsletters, alumni news or other
materials, please feel free to use the information as you wish.<br>
<br>
For the Bachman Family,<br>
Warm regards,<br>
<br>
John<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Video of the ceremony</b>:
<a href="http://1.usa.gov/1xWDIAt">http://1.usa.gov/1xWDIAt</a> (go
to minute 45 of the video)<br>
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<br>
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014<br>
<br>
<b>Charlie Bachman, Creator of the First Computer Database, Honored at
White House Medal Ceremony by President Obama<br>
<br>
<i>Michigan State Alumni, Massachusetts Resident,<br>
Built the First Database Management System<br>
</i></b> <br>
<b>Spokesperson: </b>Chandini Bachman -
<a href="mailto:media@bachman.com">media@bachman.com</a>, (202)
487-3482<br>
<br>
<b>For immediate release—November 20, 2014—(Washington, DC</b>) Today at
a White House ceremony President Obama honored computer technology
pioneer and data architect Charles W. Bachman with the National Medal of
Technology and Innovation for <i>fundamental inventions in database
management, transaction processing, and software engineering </i>for his
work designing the first computer database. The ceremony will be followed
by a gala celebrating the achievements and contributions to society by 18
pioneers in science and technology.<br>
<br>
<b>Inventing the First Computer Database<br>
</b>“The Integrated Data Store (IDS) was designed by Charles W. (Charlie)
Bachman, who later won the ACM’s <b>Turing Award</b> for that
accomplishment. He was the first Turing Award winner without a
Ph.D, the first with a background in engineering rather than science, and
the first to spend his entire career in industry rather than academia.” –
(Thomas Haigh, “Charles W. Bachman: Database Software Pioneer,” IEEE
Annals of the History of Computing, Vol. 33, Num. 4, Oct-Dec 2011, pp.
70-80. Biography of Bachman.
<a href="http://www.tomandmaria.com/tom/Writing/BachmanBio.pdf">Available
online</a>.)<br>
<br>
In gratitude for the recognition, Charles W. (Charlie) Bachman said, “As
a boy growing up in Michigan making soap box derby racers, I knew that
all I wanted to do when I grew up was to build things. I wanted to be an
engineer. And I wanted to make the world a better place. An honor like
this is something I never expected, so I’m deeply grateful to the
President, Senator Edward J. Markey and everyone at the Department of
Commerce who voted for the recognition. It is important for me to credit
my late wife, Connie, who was my partner in creativity, in business and
in life. There are a lot of friends, family and colleagues who
helped along the way, of course. I’d really like to thank them all, and
especially those at General Electric who gave me the creative
opportunities to invent. It is amazing how much faith GE had in our team
with no guarantee of a useful result. I hope that young people just
starting out can look at an honor like this and see all of the new
creative opportunities that lay before them today, and the differences
they can make for their generation and for future generations.”<br>
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<b>A Brief History of Charles W. Bachman</b><br>
Charles W. Bachman was born in 1924, in Manhattan, Kansas, where his
father—also named Charles W. Bachman— was head football coach at Kansas
Agricultural College (now Kansas State). His mother, Grace Cary
Bachman, graduated from the University of Oklahoma before World War
I. She returned to graduate school at Kansas State where she met
and married the football coach. Coach Bachman (1892-1986) went on
to be the head coach at The University of Florida in Gainesville and then
on to Michigan State College, now Michigan State University. Coach
Bachman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in
1978. Young Charlie Bachman’s interest in architecture began in
East Lansing, Michigan in 1937 when Alden B. Dow designed his parent’s
contemporary home. Charlie went with his parents to Dow’s design
studio, and was fascinated by the work.<br>
<br>
Bachman began his undergraduate studies at Michigan State in 1943, then
enlisted in the US Army. He served in the US Army Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Corp 1943-1946 where he
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first exposed to and used fire control computers for aiming US 90 mm
guns. He was deployed March 1944 through February 1946 in New
Guinea, Australia and the Philippine Islands and his highest rank was
Technical Sergeant. At the end of his World War II military
service, he returned to complete his mechanical engineering program at
Michigan State where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity. He graduated in 1948 with a bachelor's degree in
Mechanical Engineering (Tau Beta Phi).<br>
<br>
In 1949, Bachman married his college sweetheart, Connie Hadley.
Connie was a graduate of Michigan State with a degree in Art Education.
Her father, Thomas Erle Hadley, was also very committed to art and
design. Hadley served as the head of the architectural department
at the General Motors’s Fisher Body Division, and during WWII,
collaborated across the auto industry to work on the design of the Willow
Run bomber factory in Detroit. <br>
<br>
On their honeymoon Connie and Charlie drove to Spring Green, Wisconsin,
to interview with Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright about joining the Taliesin
Fellowship in Wisconsin. Instead, they chose to go to Philadelphia,
where Charlie studied at the University of Pennsylvania. Bachman
graduated in 1950 with a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from
the Towne School. Because engineering courses were taught at night,
he attended Wharton School of Business during the
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and completed three quarters of the requirements for an MBA.
Charlie's evolving engineering and computer science career led the couple
to live in a variety of communities over the years, including:
Philadelphia, PA; Midland, MI; Stamford, CT; Paradise Valley, AZ;
Lexington, MA; Tucson, AZ; and then back to Lexington, MA. Bachman and
his wife had four children, now adults. They are Chandini M.
Bachman (Bethesda, Maryland), Thomas H. Bachman (Phoenix, Arizona), Sara
Bachman Ducey (Bethesda, Maryland) and Jonathan A. Bachman (Lexington,
Massachusetts). He also has five grandchildren and one great
grand-daughter.<br>
<br>
In a career spanning more than 50 years, Charlie Bachman has been an
analyst, a developer, an architect, a standards leader, and entrepreneur
in one of the fastest growing and competitive businesses in the world –
computer software. He was employed in succession by Dow Chemical,
General Electric, Honeywell Information Systems, and Cullinet. In 1983
with his wife, Connie, and son, Jon, he launched his own business,
Bachman Information Systems, Inc. which was subsequently listed on the
NASDAQ. After he retired, he continued to consult and clients
included the
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Blood Registry System. The fundamental breakthrough
work for which he is receiving the 2012 National Medal of Technology and
Innovation began in the GE Computer Department in New York City and
Phoenix.<br>
<br>
In addition to receiving the ACM Turing Award in 1973, Charlie Bachman is
a Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS). U.S.
Senator Edward J. Markey nominated Bachman for the National Medal of
Technology and Innovation. Markey and Bachman first met in 1997
when their portraits were both included in <u>Wizards and Their Wonders:
Portraits in Computing</u> by Christopher Morgan with photographs by
Louis Fabian Bachrach and published by the ACM Press, New York, NY.<br>
<br>
Today, Charlie Bachman lives in Lexington, Mass. He enjoys
gardening and recently planted a memorial garden for his late wife,
Connie (1927-2012). This is the seventh garden he has designed over
the years; it is a spring garden full of daffodils, tree peonies, iris,
poppies, rhododendrons and a yellow flowering magnolia tree. He
will celebrate his 90<sup>th</sup> birthday on December
11<sup>th</sup>.<br>
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<b>Press Release from the White House:<br>
</b> <br><br>
<b>The White House<br>
</b><br>
Office of the Press Secretary<br>
For Immediate Release<br>
November 20, 2014<br><br>
</font><h1><b>President Obama Presents the National Medals of Science
& National Medals of Technology and
Innovation</b></h1><font size=3><br><br>
<i>Announces new commitments in support of his Educate to Innovate
campaign<br>
</i><br>
Washington, D.C. – Today at a White House ceremony, President Obama will
honor the newest recipients of the National Medal of Science and the
National Medal of Technology and Innovation. These awards are the highest
honors bestowed by the United States Government for achievements in
science, technology, and innovation.<br><br>
President Obama said, “The story of these trailblazers reflect our bigger
American story of constant transformation. They represent the spirit that
has always defined the American people, one of restless searching for the
right solution to any problem; an inclination to dream big dreams; and an
insistence on making those dreams come true.” <br>
The President will also announce new commitments and progress updates
on<i>Educate to Innovate</i>, his all-hands-on-deck campaign to help more
girls and boys be inspired to excel in science, technology, engineering
and math (STEM) subjects.<br>
<b><u>Marking Five Years of Progress in the President’s <i>Educate to
Innovate</i>campaign<br>
</u></b>Five years ago, President Obama launched <i>Educate to
Innovate</i>, an all-hands-on-deck campaign to help more girls and boys
be inspired to excel in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
subjects. The campaign reflects the President’s core conviction that far
more needs to be done in giving students the critical skills needed to
succeed in STEM fields, and that success required action not just from
the Federal government, but the broader community of educational leaders,
foundations, companies, non-profits, and science and technology
professionals that have unique contributions they can make.<br>
<u>Today, the Administration is announcing new commitments and
progress</u> updatesthat showcase the ongoing momentum of the campaign,
including:<br>
· <i><u>100kin10</u></i>,
a network of more than 200 partners, is announcing that it has raised
another $28 million in support of the goal of preparing 100,000 excellent
STEM teachers over a decade. <br>
· <i><u>Change the
Equation</u>,</i> a coalition of leading CEOs, is committing to expanding
high-quality STEM programs to more than 1 million students by 2016.<br>
· <i><u>Discovery
Communications</u></i> will launch a new show next year to inspire
students in STEM fields, highlighting “All-American Makers.”<br>
· Continued growth in
students reached by range of companies, non-profits, Federal agencies and
others participating in the President’s campaign, including <u>National
Math and Science Initiative</u>, <u>US2020</u>, <u>Time Warner Cable</u>,
<u>Maker Education Initiative</u>, <u>Institute of Museum and Libraries
Services,</u> <u>Corporation for National and Community
Service</u>,<u>Underwater Dreams</u> and others.<br>
Read the full fact sheet of announcements and progress updates
<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/educate-to-innovate-announcements-11-19-14-final_0.pdf">
here</a>.<br>
<b><u>Recognizing the Achievements of Our Innovators, Explorers, and
Researchers<br>
</u></b><br>
The National Medal of Scientists honors individuals for their outstanding
contributions in fields such as biology, physics, and math. The National
Medal of Technology and Innovation honors the Nation’s visionary thinkers
whose creativity and intellect have made a lasting impact on the United
States and its workforce.<br><br>
Today’s recipients of the National Medal of Science are:<br>
<b>Bruce Alberts</b><br>
University of California, San Francisco<br><br>
<i>For intellectual leadership and experimental innovation in the field
of DNA replication, and for unparalleled dedication to improving science
education and promoting science-based public policy.<br>
</i><b>Robert Axelrod</b><br>
University of Michigan<br><br>
<i>For interdisciplinary work on the evolution of cooperation, complexity
theory, and international security, and for the exploration of how social
science models can be used to explain biological phenomena.<br>
</i><b>May Berenbaum</b><br>
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<br><br>
<i>For pioneering studies on chemical coevolution and the genetic basis
of insect-plant interactions, and for enthusiastic commitment to public
engagement that inspires others about the wonders of science.<br>
</i><b>David Blackwell*</b><br>
University of California, Berkeley<br><br>
<i>For fundamental contributions to probability theory, mathematical
statistics, information theory, mathematical logic, and Blackwell games,
which have had a lasting impact on critical endeavors such as drug
testing, computer communications, and manufacturing.<br>
</i><b>Alexandre J. Chorin</b><br>
University of California, Berkeley<br><br>
<i>For the development of revolutionary methods for realistic fluid-flow
simulation, now ubiquitous in the modeling and design of engines,
aircraft wings, and heart valves, and in the analysis of natural
flows.<br>
</i><b>Thomas Kailath</b><br>
Stanford University<br><br>
<i>For transformative contributions to the fields of information and
system science, for distinctive and sustained mentoring of young
scholars, and for translation of scientific ideas into entrepreneurial
ventures that have had a significant impact on industry.<br>
</i><b>Judith P. Klinman</b><br>
University of California, Berkeley<br><br>
<i>For her discoveries of fundamental chemical and physical principles
underlying enzyme catalysis and her leadership in the community of
scientists.<br>
</i><b>Jerrold Meinwald</b><br>
Cornell University<br><br>
<i>For applying chemical principles and techniques to studies of plant
and insect defense and communication, and for his seminal role in
establishing chemical ecology as a core discipline important to
agriculture, forestry, medicine, and environmental science.<br>
</i><b>Burton Richter</b><br>
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University<br><br>
<i>For pioneering contributions to the development of electron
accelerators, including circular and linear colliders, synchrotron light
sources, and for discoveries in elementary particle physics and
contributions to energy policy.<br>
</i><b>Sean C. Solomon</b><br>
Columbia University<br><br>
<i>For creative approaches and outstanding contributions to understanding
the internal structure and evolution of the Earth, the Moon, and other
terrestrial planets, and for his leadership and inspiration of new
generations of scientists.<br>
</i><br>
*Awarded posthumously<br><br>
Today’s recipients of the National Medal of Technology and
Innovation<br>
<b>Charles W. Bachman<br>
</b><br>
<i>For fundamental inventions in database management, transaction
processing, and software engineering.<br>
</i><b>Edith M. Flanigen</b><br>
UOP, LLC., a Honeywell Company<br><br>
<i>For innovations in the fields of silicate chemistry, the chemistry of
zeolites, and molecular sieve materials.<br>
</i><b>Eli Harari</b><br>
SanDisk Corporation<br><br>
<i>For invention and commercialization of Flash storage technology to
enable ubiquitous data in consumer electronics, mobile computing, and
enterprise storage.<br>
</i><b>Thomas J. Fogarty</b><br>
Fogarty Institute for Innovation<br><br>
<i>For innovations in minimally invasive medical devices.<br>
</i><b>Arthur Levinson</b><br>
Calico Life Sciences, LLC<br><br>
<i>For pioneering contributions to the fields of biotechnology and
personalized medicine, leading to the discovery and development of novel
therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other life-threatening
diseases.<br>
</i><b>Cherry A. Murray</b><br>
Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences<br><br>
<i>For contributions to the advancement of devices for
telecommunications, the use of light for studying matter, and for
leadership in the development of the Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Math (STEM) workforce in the United States.<br>
</i><b>Mary Shaw</b><br>
Carnegie Mellon University<br><br>
<i>For pioneering leadership in the development of innovative curricula
in Computer Science.<br>
</i><b>Douglas Lowy </b>and<b> John Schiller</b><br>
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health<br><br>
<i>For developing the virus-like particles and related technologies that
led to the generation of effective vaccines that specifically targeted
HPV and related cancers.<br>
</i><br><br>
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